Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.
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| County / Area | Year |
Entry Level: No Experience |
Experienced: New to Firm |
Experienced: 3 Years with Firm |
| Typical Wages* (Median) |
Typical Wages* (Median) |
Typical Wages* (Median) | ||
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| Humboldt | 1997 | $6.00- 8.20 ($7.30) | $6.00-10.00 ($7.80) | $8.00-12.00 ($9.30) |
| Mother Lode | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $6.00-11.00 ($8.60) | $6.00-14.00 ($9.50) | $7.20-17.30 ($10.70) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $5.20- 9.50 ($6.50) | $6.50-10.00 ($7.50) | $6.90-11.30 ($8.50) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1996 | $5.50- 9.20 ($7.90) | $5.50-13.00 ($8.40) | $7.00-16.00 ($9.60) |
| San Bernardino | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $5.00-10.30 ($7.70) | $6.50-10.40 ($8.10) | $7.00-11.30 ($9.30) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $4.70- 7.00 ($5.70) | $5.00- 7.50 ($6.60) | $5.50-10.00 ($7.00) |
| San Joaquin | 1997 | $5.00- 8.20 ($7.00) | $5.50-11.50 ($7.80) | $6.00-11.50 ($8.50) |
| Solano | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $5.90-11.50 ($7.20) | $5.90-13.20 ($9.30) | $6.60-16.10 ($12.00) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $5.00- 7.00 ($5.50) | $5.30- 7.50 ($7.00) | $5.30- 9.00 ($8.30) |
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* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers
earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.
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Source: California Cooperative Occupational
Information System
Labor Market Information Division,
Employment Development Department
WAGES FOR
COOKS - INSTITUTION OR CAFETERIA
1996
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| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Fresno (Fresno) | $9.58 | $10.05 | $7.62-11.09 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $9.76 | $9.92 | $7.58-11.78 |
| Merced (Merced) | $7.67 | $7.62 | $6.63-8.65 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $10.25 | $10.62 | $7.99-12.38 |
| Orange County | $9.03 | $8.52 | $6.86-10.84 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $8.00 | $7.68 | $6.61-9.07 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $9.92 | $10.18 | $7.23-12.27 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $10.11 | $9.97 | $8.69-11.68 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $11.88 | $12.46 | $11.32-13.92 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $10.48 | $10.70 | $9.11-12.04 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $10.41 | $10.37 | $8.56-12.28 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $8.55 | $8.13 | $6.61-10.53 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $11.65 | $12.21 | $8.72-14.33 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $10.57 | $10.46 | $9.69-11.02 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $8.37 | $7.95 | $6.41-10.32 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $11.98 | $12.28 | $9.95-13.69 |
| Ventura County | $8.43 | $8.10 | $6.65-9.80 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $8.74 | $9.68 | $6.65-10.64 |
| Yolo County | $9.97 | $9.37 | $8.61-11.72 |
| Yuba City (Sutter & Yuba) | $7.13 | $6.77 | $5.59-8.04 |
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* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers
earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.
** Midrange is what the middle 50 percent make - 25 percent earn the top end or more, and 25 percent earn the bottom end or less. | |||
Source: Occupational Employment Statistics Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department
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